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The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is releasing annual school district report cards.  Nearly 95 percent of public school districts in the state met or exceeded education guidelines last year.  Two dozen districts improved from their previous reports, increasing by one accountability rating.  Search WITH A CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE.

The University of Wisconsin’s Eau Claire campus is offering a program on a topic that’s become especially timely — climate change.  Campus officials say the program is designed to complement any degree so students can integrate knowledge about climate change into their career plans.  Dr. James Boulter says he created the program when he realized many people are not aware of efforts to develop solutions to climate change.  Currently, two dozen students are enrolled in the program.     

An Eau Claire startup that makes a private workplace reporting platform — Speakfully — has been sold to a human resources software company.  Speakfully’s founder and CEO — Jana Morrin — founded her company four years ago after experiencing harassment at her own job.  Morrin says the acquisition will help Speakfully reach as many employees as quickly as possible.  Co-founders are chief technology Nandini Easwar and local entrepreneur Zach Halmstad.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed.    

An Eau Claire hunter has bagged a ten-point buck that he thinks might be a new record in the county for a vertical bow.  Bobby Pagel says he first spotted the buck on his father’s property last month and he has been chasing it ever since.  He finally tracked down the buck November fifth.  The buck had a 22-and-a-half inch antler spread.  Wisconsin’s gun deer season starts this weekend.     

Today is National Fast Food Day.  The unofficial holiday is another excuse for Americans to head to the drive-thru, or the taco stand, or the food truck.  If today commemorated the start of the fast food industry it would honor 1921, when a place called the Pig Stand in Dallas, Texas opened the nation’s first drive-in restaurant.  The owners said they invented the drive-in because, in their opinion, “People with cars are lazy and they don’t want to get out

Wisconsin is getting billions of dollars to spend on infrastructure improvements.  The state was recently awarded two-point-eight-billion dollars from the new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.  Two-point-two-billion dollars of that money will go toward fixing Wisconsin’s roads and bridges.  A full breakdown of the spending is available online.

As the city’s sesquicentennial year comes to a close, Chippewa Valley Museum celebrates with a special series featuring live music and family-friendly entertainment. Scheduled every Saturday from 1-4 pm on November 26, December 3 and 10, attendees can enjoy interactive performances with guest musicians, join roving carolers throughout the exhibit galleries, decorate their own sugar cookies, and make vintage crafts. No registration is required, and all activities are included with the price of admission.    “The goal is to offer visitors one last opportunity to see CVM’s Then-and-Now exhibit before it closes

On November 15 th at about 10:42am Marshfield officers along with Wood County Deputies responded to a residence located in the City of Marshfield. Upon arrival the officers found the front door of the residence damaged consistent with a break- in. A protective sweep of the residence was completed, during which an adult female and adult male was found deceased of apparent gunshot wounds. The investigation indicates that there is no risk to the public stemming from this incident. At

The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) has awarded the 2022 Woman Veteran of the Year to Natalie Isensee, a former Marine Corps Captain and long-time veteran advocate. Isensee was formally presented the award by Governor Tony Evers and WDVA Secretary Mary Kolar at a Veterans Day reception at the Executive Residence in Madison. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

An Eau Claire man faces up to 110 years in prison after pleading guilty to setting his home on fire in January.  Court records show 42-year-old Thomas Hicks pleaded guilty yesterday in Eau Claire County Circuit Court to one count of setting fire to a building and seven counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety.  He was charged with setting fire to his home after he accused his wife of cheating.  There were four adults and three children in the home